InvestingNote

What InvestingNote does

InvestingNote is a Southeast Asia-focused social investing and trading community platform, operated by ShareInvestor Pte Ltd and affiliated with AlphaInvest (Alpha Invest Holdings). Founded around 2013-2014 and headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur, the platform serves retail investors in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong through a web application and native iOS and Android apps. Core product features include crowd-sourced stock price estimates, discussion forums, follower and reputation systems, featured posts, stock event calendars, and embeddable market widgets, with the proprietary Stock Estimation System positioned as the defining differentiator that lets users compare community wisdom against realized outcomes.

The platform operates a freemium model monetized through the InvestingNote Store, which sells monthly and annual premium subscriptions (S$30-S$69 monthly and up to S$586.80 annually) for trade alerts, stock picks, and trading dashboards, alongside one-time digital courses and ebooks priced S$15 to S$288 on topics such as value investing. Go-to-market is community-led and product-led, combining social sharing, follower mechanics, gamified reputation points, and event marketing through INVESTFAIR conferences and trading tournaments with prizes up to RM50,000. Distribution is amplified by a wide alliance network covering Singapore and Malaysian brokerages, asset managers, exchanges (SGX, Bursa Malaysia), and university investor societies (NUS Invest, NTU Investment Club), while the 2023 acquisition of ShareInvestor consolidates market data infrastructure under a single corporate umbrella.

The company's commercial structure is a private limited company domiciled in Singapore with no disclosed external funding beyond approximately $335K raised in 2014 and 2015, no public ticker, and a headcount reported in the 1-10 range. Itself the operating entity, ShareInvestor Pte Ltd provides market data infrastructure, while the broader portfolio of financial institution relationships functions primarily as marketing and distribution partnerships rather than disclosed paying enterprise customers.

Name

InvestingNote

Legal name

ShareInvestor Pte Ltd

Website

https://investingnote.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

InvestingNote is a Singapore-based social investing platform operated by ShareInvestor Pte Ltd, serving retail investors in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong through web and mobile apps with crowd-sourced stock estimates, community discussions, and a premium content marketplace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Investing Platform

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Investor Education, Research & Portfolio Analytics Services (Retail) (FSAAAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Execution-Only / Self-Directed Investing Platforms (FSAAAAAI)

Keywords

• Social investing platform
• Stock discussion community
• Retail investor tools
• Investment education courses
• Trading tournaments

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Premium Subscriptions: Monthly and annual subscriptions for premium content including trade alerts, stock picks, trading dashboards, and analyst courses ranging from S$15 to S$586.80 per year
2. One-time Product Sales: Sale of digital courses, ebooks, and guides on investing topics at one-time prices ranging from S$15 to S$288

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

InvestingNote operates a social investing and trading community platform for retail investors in Southeast Asia, enabling users to share stock discussions, submit and view price estimates, follow other traders, and track stocks. The company monetizes through a premium content marketplace offering subscription-based trade alerts and stock picks, one-time digital courses and eBooks on investing strategies, and sponsored trading tournament events.

Product overview

InvestingNote operates as a unified social investing platform combining community-driven stock discussions, premium educational content, and e-commerce marketplace for financial products. The core platform enables South East Asian investors to share trading ideas, access stock price estimates, and participate in market discussions. The product ecosystem includes the InvestingNote web and mobile application, supplemented by the Store which offers subscription-based premium content (trade alerts, stock picks), online educational courses on value investing and trading strategies, and digital books. Additional platform features include trading tournaments and a stock calendar. The platform is operated by ShareInvestor Pte Ltd.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InvestingNote Portfolio (INP): Premium subscription service providing stock picks and trade alerts
• InvestSG

Products and services

• InvestingNote Platform A social investing and trading community platform for retail investors and traders in Southeast Asia, enabling users to share stock price estimates, trading ideas, market discussions, follow other investors, and participate in trading tournaments. The platform also provides stock tracking and event listings.
• InvestingNote Mobile App (iOS and Android) Free mobile applications for iOS and Android that enable retail investors to access stock price estimates, trading ideas, discussion forums, and platform features on mobile devices.
• InvestingNote Store: Premium Subscriptions (InvestingNote Portfolio / INP) Premium subscription products available through the InvestingNote Store, offering access to trade alerts, stock picks, trading dashboards, and analyst premium content. Priced from S$30 to S$69 per month or S$586.80 per year.
• Value Investing: The Essential Guide (Online Course) Educational online course teaching value investing principles and strategies for retail investors, sold as a one-time digital product through the InvestingNote Store.
• Value Investing: The Ultimate Guide (Online Course) Advanced educational online course for mastering value investing strategies, sold as a one-time digital product through the InvestingNote Store.
• How to Discover Giant Stocks with Value Investing Strategies (Online Course) Course teaching strategies to identify high-potential stocks using value investing methodologies, sold as a one-time digital product through the InvestingNote Store.
• Stockcham's Trading Guide (eBook) Digital eBook providing trading guidance and strategies for retail investors, sold as a one-time purchase through the InvestingNote Store.
• Stock Widgets Embeddable stock market widgets that external websites can integrate to display market data and InvestingNote content.
• Stock Calendar Calendar feature displaying upcoming stock market events, corporate announcements, and trading-related activities for Singapore and Malaysia markets.
• Trading Tournament (InvestSG and INVESTFAIR) Competitive simulated trading events hosted by InvestingNote (including InvestSG Trading Tournament and INVESTFAIR) where participants trade over a defined period to compete for prizes, including cash prizes up to RM50,000. Sponsorship partners include Webull Securities Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AlphaInvestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvestingNote is owned by AlphaInvest (Alpha Invest Holdings); collaborated on Corporate Highlight video series featuring Singapore-listed company presentations and Q&A sessions
• ShareInvestorcoreTechnology or IntegrationTerms of Service indicate ShareInvestor Pte Ltd operates InvestingNote; provides stock data and market information infrastructure
• Webull Securities MalaysiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsorship of 2026 market outlook event and trading tournament in Malaysia
• Bursa MalaysiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as partner providing Malaysian market data and promotional support
• Singapore Exchange (SGX)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as partner providing Singapore market data and promotional support
• CGS-CIMB SecuritiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVerified influencer account providing research content; iTrade@CIMB platform mentioned
• PhillipCapitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVerified influencer account with integrated research through StocksBnB platform
• NTU Investment ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudent investment club with 5,000+ members; largest student-run investing body in Singapore
• NUS InvestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNUS investment society focused on investor education
• NUS School of ComputingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUniversity partnership for entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem engagement
• Rakuten TrademinorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMalaysian online brokerage partner
• Tiger BrokersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline brokerage partner for Singapore market
• Futu/MoomoominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline brokerage partner
• UOB Kay HianminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrokerage partner
• Maybank Kim EngminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrokerage partner
• OCBC SecuritiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrokerage partner
• CMC MarketsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCFD and forex broker partner
• SaxominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline brokerage partner
• Société GénéraleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDLC (Daily Leverage Certificate) provider partner
• KGI WorldminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrokerage partner
• Phillip NovaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFutures and forex broker partner
• SyfeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDigital wealth management partner
• REITASminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReal Estate Investment Trust association partnership
• Lion Global InvestorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAsset management partner
• CSOP Asset ManagementminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAsset management partner
• Fundsupermart (FSMOne)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFund supermarket and brokerage partner
• M+OnlineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMalaysian financial media partner
• Naga WarrantsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWarrant and structured product partner
• uSmartminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSmartwealth digital broker partner
• UOB Asset ManagementminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAsset management partner
• SGTechminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSingapore technology trade association partnership

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Seeking Alpha: Investment research and opinion community with premium subscriptions for analyst-style content. Closely comparable to InvestingNote's mix of free community plus premium subscriptions (trade alerts, courses) built around retail investor research.
• TipRanks: Analyst-tracking and retail-investor research platform combining consensus ratings, news, and premium content. Comparable to InvestingNote's premium content marketplace where community contributors publish analyst-style research and stock picks.
• StockTwits: US-centric social network for retail traders and investors to share ticker commentary and sentiment. Directly comparable community-and-content model for self-directed retail investors; InvestingNote represents StockTwits' functional equivalent for Singapore/Malaysia-listed equities.
• TradingView: Global social charting and trading-ideas platform where retail investors share analysis, forecasts, and discussion. Most comparable direct peer — InvestingNote's stock-estimate and discussion community overlaps directly with TradingView's publishing and ideas-feed model for self-directed investors.

Broad incumbents

• Yahoo Finance: Dominant retail-investor portal combining quotes, news, and community/commentary. Comparable in providing free retail-investor research, market data, and community discussion, though as a broad incumbent across global markets.
• Webull: Online broker with strong social content and community layer for retail investors, and an InvestingNote partner (Webull Securities Malaysia sponsorship). Comparable in combining a self-directed retail platform with discussion, ideas, and educational content distribution.
• Investing.com: Large global multi-asset financial data and news platform with social commentary and discussion features. Overlaps with InvestingNote's community discussions and price-tracking functionality, but operates as a broad incumbent across many markets rather than a SEA-specialist.
• Tiger Brokers: Regional online broker with embedded social/community content and feed-style investing ideas, listed as an InvestingNote channel partner. Comparable in serving self-directed retail investors in Singapore and broader Asia with overlapping community and content features.

Others

• ShareInvestor: ShareInvestor Pte Ltd is the legal operator of InvestingNote (per Terms of Service) and provides underlying stock data and market-information infrastructure. Not a peer in the competitive sense but a directly intertwined infrastructure/operating counterpart for InvestingNote's retail platform.

Regional players

• M+Online: Malaysian retail-investor financial media site and InvestingNote GTM partner. Comparable regional play that combines free market commentary and retail-investor news with the InvestingNote-style community-plus-events ecosystem in Malaysia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/investingnote
• Xx.com/investingnote
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/investingnote

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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